Defiance's Living Circumstances

Defiance City School District Overview

Defiance College located in Defiance City School District area. A total of 6,856 households are located in Defiance City School District area. Among them, 2,110 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.82 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 4,219 and 4,174 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

1.58% (256) of residents are non-citizens and 5.90% (957) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Defiance City School District, Ohio
Household	6,856
Population	16,209
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	2,110 (30.78%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	4,219
Total Students	4,174
Pre-Kindergarten	437
Kindergarten	149
Grade 1-8	1,609
Grade 9-12	892
College/Graduate School	1,087
Veterans	12,982
Non-citizen	256
Non-English Home Language	957
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

13,439 residents are over the age of 16 and 8,684 people are in labor force. Among them, 8,684 people are in civilian labor force and 0 are in armed labor force. 8,253 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 5.00%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Defiance City School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	7,993	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	7,026	87.90%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	442	5.53%
Public transportation	11	0.14%
Walked	213	2.66%
Other method	121	1.51%
Worked from home	180	2.25%
Average Commute Time	19 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	8,253	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	2,393	29.00%
Service	1,657	20.08%
Sales and office	1,408	17.06%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	508	6.16%
Production, transportation, and material moving	2,287	27.71%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	8,253	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	76	0.92%
Construction	279	3.38%
Manufacturing	2,204	26.71%
Wholesale trade	119	1.44%
Retail trade	966	11.70%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	454	5.50%
Information	42	0.51%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	294	3.56%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	529	6.41%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	1,683	20.39%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	972	11.78%
Other services, except public administration	380	4.60%
Public administration	255	3.09%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	8,253	-
Private wage and salary workers	7,006	84.89%
Government workers	790	9.57%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	401	4.86%
Unpaid family workers	56	0.68%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $70,227 for the 6,856 households in Defiance City School District area, Ohio. The average income of a single worker is $30,837. 15,519 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 94.23%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	6,856	-
Less than $10,000	322	4.70%
$10,000 - $14,999	362	5.28%
$15,000 - $24,999	694	10.12%
$25,000 - $34,999	839	12.24%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,029	15.01%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,238	18.06%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,098	16.02%
$100,000 - $149,999	820	11.96%
$150,000 - $199,999	169	2.46%
More than $200,000	285	4.16%
Median Household Income	$53,151	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$70,227	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	4,452	-
Less than $10,000	164	3.68%
$10,000 - $14,999	277	6.22%
$15,000 - $24,999	227	5.10%
$25,000 - $34,999	460	10.33%
$35,000 - $49,999	526	11.81%
$50,000 - $74,999	858	19.27%
$75,000 - $99,999	836	18.78%
$100,000 - $149,999	704	15.81%
$150,000 - $199,999	123	2.76%
More than $200,000	277	6.22%

Median Family Income	$65,515	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$81,205	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$30,837	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$47,639	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$47,639	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	16,470	-
With health insurance coverage	15,519	94.23%
Public coverage	6,832	41.48%
Private health insurance	11,214	68.09%
Without health insurance coverage	951	5.77%

Housing

There are 7,837 housing units in Defiance City School District area, Ohio with 6,856 units (87.48%) occupied. 4,435 houses (64.69%) are occupied by owner and 2,421 houses (35.31%) are rented. The average housing value is $113,800 and the average rental cost is $726. 17 houses (0.22%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 2,476 houses (31.59%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	7,837	-
Occupied	6,856	87.48%
Owner Occupied	4,435	64.69%
Renter Occupied	2,421	35.31%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	5,399	68.89%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	224	2.86%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	1,764	22.51%
Mobile Homes	450	5.74%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	7,837	-
Built 2014 or later	17	0.22%
Built 2010 - 2013	49	0.63%
Built 2000 - 2009	729	9.30%
Built 1990 - 1999	778	9.93%
Built 1980 - 1989	576	7.35%
Built 1970 - 1979	1,323	16.88%
Built 1960 - 1969	886	11.31%
Built 1950 - 1959	1,003	12.80%
Built 1949 or earlier	2,476	31.59%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	7,837	-
1 room	177	2.26%
2 rooms	40	0.51%
3 rooms	268	3.42%
4 rooms	1,248	15.92%
5 rooms	1,505	19.20%
6 rooms	1,789	22.83%
7 rooms	1,035	13.21%
8 rooms	726	9.26%
9 rooms or more	1,049	13.39%
Median Number of Rooms	5.9 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	7,837	-
no bedroom	177	2.26%
1 bedroom	443	5.65%
2 bedrooms	2,128	27.15%
3 bedrooms	3,633	46.36%
4 bedrooms	1,239	15.81%
5 bedrooms or more	217	2.77%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	4,435	-
Less than $50,000	400	9.02%
$50,000 - $99,999	1,418	31.97%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,221	27.53%
$150,000 - $199,999	740	16.69%
$200,000 - $299,999	514	11.59%
$300,000 - $499,999	101	2.28%
$500,000 - $999,999	41	0.92%
$1,000,000 or more	-	-
Median House Value	$113,800	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	2,280	-
Less than $500	385	16.89%
$500 - $999	1,650	72.37%
$1,000 - $1,499	217	9.52%
$1,500 - $1,999	-	-
$2,000 - $2,499	28	1.23%
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$726	-

Demographic

A total of 16,676 people lives in Defiance City School District area, Ohio with 8,282 male and 8,394 female. The males to female ratio is 49.66 to 50.34. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	16,676	-
Male	8,282	49.66%
Female	8,394	50.34%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	16,676	-
Under 5 years	1,070	6.42%
5 - 9 years	975	5.85%
10 - 14 years	1,013	6.07%
15 - 19 years	1,205	7.23%
20 - 24 years	1,287	7.72%
25 - 34 years	1,942	11.65%
35 - 44 years	2,086	12.51%
45 - 54 years	1,751	10.50%
55 - 59 years	1,132	6.79%
60 - 64 years	1,179	7.07%
65 - 74 years	1,716	10.29%
75 - 84 years	910	5.46%
85 years and older	410	2.46%
Median Age	38.9 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	16,676	-
One Race	15,769	94.56%
White	14,216	85.25%
Black or African American	544	3.26%
American Indian and Alaska Native	147	0.88%
Asian	87	0.52%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	4	0.02%
Other	771	4.62%

Two or more races	907	5.44%
White and Black or African American	188	1.13%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	48	0.29%
White and Asian	22	0.13%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%